MEXICO AND CHILD ABDUCTION SUMMARY

Mexico is a renowned haven for international child abductors.

It does not comply with its international obligations under the Hague Convention. Its procedures for enforcing its Hague Convention treaty obligations are weak, unpredictable and entirely ineffective.

The Centre for International Family Law Studies in Cardiff, Wales compared seven jurisdictions, including Mexico. The conclusion was that Mexico was by far the worst offender in its failure to return abducted children.